Madura foot is a chronic infection caused by bacteria actinomycetes or fungi eumycetes and endemic in tropical subtropical areas. The cases have been reported from the other areas as well. Foot primary involved organ. A 50-year-old male presented with multiple small swellings over right who was already diagnosed for which patient on medications several years no effect. tends to recur after were...

PURPOSE To develop a classification system for all proximal tibial fractures in children that accounts for force of injury and fracture patterns. METHODS At our institution, 135 pediatric proximal tibia fractures were treated from 1997 to 2005. Fractures were classified into four groups according to the direction of force of injury: valgus, varus, extension, and flexion-avulsion. Each group w...

Dear Editor-in-Chief, Many techniques have been described for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs. The most commonly used of the corrective osteotomies are: tibial plateau levelling osteotomy, tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA), and more recently the Maquet technique has been described (1). Complications from TTA can be divided into major and minor complications. Major c...

This article describes two cases of augmentation of ruptured tendon with fresh frozen Achilles tendon allograft (FFATA) in dogs. Case 1 was a two-year-old crossbreed dog (29 kg) that presented with an open wound on the right forelimb and with complete rupture of the flexor carpi ulnaris and superficial digital flexor tendons. Case 2 was a four-year-old crossbreed dog (4 kg) with partial rupture...

OBJECTIVE To assess functional outcome in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) disease after tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) using force plate gait analysis, and to evaluate parameters potentially influencing outcome. STUDY DESIGN Prospective clinical study. ANIMALS Consecutive clinical patients (n = 37) with CrCL-deficient stifles (n = 40). METHODS The stifle joints were examin...

Fulkerson originally designed the tibial tuberosity anteromedialization technique to address patellofemoral pain associated with patellofemoral chondrosis in conjunction with patellofemoral tilt and/or chronic patellar subluxation while avoiding the complication rate of the Maquet tibial tuberosity elevation.12 The anteromedialization technique transferred areas of patellofemoral loading throug...

BACKGROUND We performed a matched case control study to assess the effect of prior high tibia valgus producing osteotomy on results and complications of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS From 1996 until 2003 356 patients underwent all cemented primary total knee replacement in our institution. Twelve patients with a history of 14 HTO were identified and matched to a control group of 12 p...

OBJECTIVE To compare the locked, unreamed intramedullary nail with Ender pins in the treatment of open Gustilo grade I or II or closed tibial diaphyseal fractures of type A, B, or C2 of the AO classification. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-four patients with unilateral tibial diaphyseal fractures were treated with intramedullary nails or Ender pins. Twenty patients were treated with an unreamed ...

To date, there has not been a direct examination of the effect that tissue composition (lean mass/muscle, fat mass, bone mineral content) differences between males and females has on how the tibia responds to impacts similar to those seen during running. To evaluate this, controlled heel impacts were imparted to 36 participants (6 M and 6 F in each of low, medium and high percent body fat [BF] ...

To the Editor: I read with interest the paper by Sillanpàà et al. [1] entitled ‘‘Ligament Reconstruction Versus Distal Realignment for Patellar Dislocation’’ published in the June 2008 issue. I congratulate the authors on their study, for the longterm followup and for the comparative study with distal realignment. However, I ask for clarification of two issues. First, what are the indications f...